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Help[Opinions] Re: Josepha (ETA)
in reply to a message by Wordsmith
I adore Josepha. And I pronounce it the same way you do. Josepha is sophisticated and oh, so soft and earthy. It's not often that I put sophistication and earthiness in the same sentence to describe one name. But Josepha is like that -- unique. It's really an underappreciated gem.
I know a woman who named her dd Hadassah Josephine. The mn was for the father's mn, Joseph. I didn't say it, but secretly I wish that she had saved it as Josepha for a 2nd dd. Hadassah and Josepha (Haddie and Seffie) as sisters makes me smile a mile.
Your list is as gorgeous as ever. I'm going to pick the top three -- the ones I think really complement Josepha, in this order:
Josepha Muriel
Josepha Bryony
Josepha Helen
I wanted to pick Josepha Marion for the flow and general sound of it. But the virgin Mary and husband Joseph kept coming to mind. That's not a bad association. But it's distracting me from the overall feeling I'm after.
ETA: I just re-read your original post. I pronounce Josepha as "jo-SEH-fuh" not "jo-SEE-fuh." Sorry for any confusion.
I know a woman who named her dd Hadassah Josephine. The mn was for the father's mn, Joseph. I didn't say it, but secretly I wish that she had saved it as Josepha for a 2nd dd. Hadassah and Josepha (Haddie and Seffie) as sisters makes me smile a mile.
Your list is as gorgeous as ever. I'm going to pick the top three -- the ones I think really complement Josepha, in this order:
Josepha Muriel
Josepha Bryony
Josepha Helen
I wanted to pick Josepha Marion for the flow and general sound of it. But the virgin Mary and husband Joseph kept coming to mind. That's not a bad association. But it's distracting me from the overall feeling I'm after.
ETA: I just re-read your original post. I pronounce Josepha as "jo-SEH-fuh" not "jo-SEE-fuh." Sorry for any confusion.
This message was edited 12/13/2009, 6:26 PM
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